Neighbours rush to alert the residents of a home in Highgate Hill after they see flames leaping from the roof of the property.
abc.net.au/news/qld-residents-escape-house-fire/101354650Two people narrowly escaped a fire that destroyed a home in Brisbane's inner-south overnight after neighbours spotted flames and raised the alarm.Cause of the fire is unknown though investigator say it's not suspiciousJust after 10pm, emergency services received multiple triple-0 calls about a blaze inside a high-set Queenslander in Highgate Hill.
Jo Myers said she called emergency services while other neighbours tried to alert the two people living inside the burning home. "We heard what we thought was the children next door banging on the roof, but it wasn't — it was actually the people that back onto the house that was on fire," she said. "They were calling out 'fire, fire!' So, we just looked over and we could see flames coming out of the back of the house," she said.A spokesperson for Queensland Fire and Emergency Services said by the time they arrived flames had engulfed the entire home.
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